1.08
Blighted area defined - excluded considerations.

As used in the Revised Code:

(A) "Blighted area" and "slum" mean an area in which
at least seventy per cent of the parcels are blighted parcels and those
blighted parcels substantially impair or arrest the sound growth of the state
or a political subdivision of the state, retard the provision of housing
accommodations, constitute an economic or social liability, or are a menace to
the public health, safety, morals, or welfare in their present condition and
use.

(a) A structure that is dilapidated,
unsanitary, unsafe, or vermin infested and that because of its condition has
been designated by an agency that is responsible for the enforcement of
housing, building, or fire codes as unfit for human habitation or use;

(b) The property poses a direct
threat to public health or safety in its present condition by reason of
environmentally hazardous conditions, solid waste pollution, or contamination;

(c) Tax or special assessment
delinquencies exceeding the fair value of the land that remain unpaid
thirty-five days after notice to pay has been mailed.

(2) A parcel that has two or more of the
following conditions that, collectively considered, adversely affect
surrounding or community property values or entail land use relationships that
cannot reasonably be corrected through existing zoning codes or other land use
regulations:

(n) Extensive damage or destruction caused by
a major disaster when the damage has not been remediated within a reasonable
time;

(o) Identified hazards to
health and safety that are conducive to ill health, transmission of disease,
juvenile delinquency, or crime;

(p)
Ownership or multiple ownership of a single parcel when the owner, or a
majority of the owners of a parcel in the case of multiple ownership, cannot be
located.

(C)
When determining whether a property is a blighted parcel or whether an area is
a blighted area or slum for the purposes of this section, no person shall
consider whether there is a comparatively better use for any premises,
property, structure, area, or portion of an area, or whether the property could
generate more tax revenues if put to another use.

(1)
Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, absent any environmental
or public health hazard that cannot be corrected under its current use or
ownership, a property is not a blighted parcel because of any condition listed
in division (B) of this section if the condition is consistent with conditions
that are normally incident to generally accepted agricultural practices and the
land is used for agricultural purposes as defined in section
303.01 or
519.01 of the Revised Code, or the
county auditor of the county in which the land is located has determined under
section 5713.31 of the Revised Code that
the land is "land devoted exclusively to agricultural use" as defined in
section 5713.30 of the Revised Code.

(2) A property that under
division (D)(1) of this section is not a blighted parcel shall not be included
in a blighted area or slum.